Websites presented by Brian to demonstrate what our students are using today (information at their fingertips): chacha.com -- How do we look at a website to determine validity? wolframalpha.com -- Informational search engine (math computational); like Google - How do we use this to our advantage? khanacademy.org - video tutorial for working problems/concepts (watch, practice, coach); listen to the TED talk
Brian's ideas on Google queries:
Start in the advanced searchstage.
Type in the the blue box (will do a phrase search). Can limit to type of site, country code...
Complete boxes to best extent (date, domain, file type...)
Ask: Who is going to give me the best information?
Use the colon to also narrow search.
Astriks are also helpful to open the search.
Other ways to organize information searches are through the timeline and the wonder wheel. The timeline organizes information by dates. The wonder wheel is a concept map and allows the big ideas/keywords.
Search tools beyond Google: sweetsearch.com - Reviewed before posted; can be used by emerging learners kidrex.org - customized search engine created by someone using Google; filtered Google for kids
When verifying websites that have no author, you can try easywhois.com.
Kiva.org - microloans to working poor, you choose to whom the money goes
Twitter Tools
Tweetchat- Helps you participate in an ongoing/live conversation using hashtags. Limits your view to only that hashtag and automatically put the hastag in your post. Links to your Twitter account.
TwitterCamp- The red screen with Twitter posts during the session is a display only website. You can't post from it.
Hootsuite- Twitter management online application. It helps you manage Twitter by providing different columns for different purposes. It also includes Facebook if you like.
Tweetdeck- Twitter management application. There's a download piece. It help you manage Twitter like Hootsuite. It was displayed on Day 2 (black background with multiple columns).
To request comments on student products, use the hashtag: #comments4kids
Bookmarking Tools
Diigo- allows you to bookmark websites on the web rather than on your machine
Use your school email address to get an educator account
You can install a toolbar to make it easier to use
With an educator account you can create student accounts under your account
Slideshare.net - Allows you to convert a PowerPoint into a presentation that can easily be embedded in a website, wiki, or made available on the web. No frills, but content transfers exactly.
Resources and Links
Websites presented by Brian to demonstrate what our students are using today (information at their fingertips):
chacha.com -- How do we look at a website to determine validity?
wolframalpha.com -- Informational search engine (math computational); like Google - How do we use this to our advantage?
khanacademy.org - video tutorial for working problems/concepts (watch, practice, coach); listen to the TED talk
Brian's ideas on Google queries:
Search tools beyond Google:
sweetsearch.com - Reviewed before posted; can be used by emerging learners
kidrex.org - customized search engine created by someone using Google; filtered Google for kids
When verifying websites that have no author, you can try easywhois.com.
snopes.com - to verify internet hoaxes
Video of Ball Girl's Crazy Catch - hoax video on YouTube
Contributers
Twitter Tools
Bookmarking Tools
URL Shorteners - all are websites that shorten web addresses to make them easier to use
Tech4Learning.com
New Ways to Think About Information
Slideshare.net - Allows you to convert a PowerPoint into a presentation that can easily be embedded in a website, wiki, or made available on the web. No frills, but content transfers exactly.
YouTube video of building an airplane in flight.
From the students: